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Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of sea waves generated by underwater earthquakes or large landslides.
When they occur close to our shore they are referred to as “near source” tsunami – and there is little time to warn people. But they can just as easily occur thousands of kilometres away and still have an effect here.
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Chile tsunami February 27/28 2010
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Port of Napier wave buoy data | Strong currents around Westshore Bridge, Napier | Strong ocean currents, Port of Napier | Clifton reef, Hawke's Bay, exposed by the outgoing ocean | | |
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Incoming tsunami surge, Lyttelton Harbour | Beach closed! | Transit NZ warning sign (Phil Reid) | Boat ramp closed, Timaru (John Bisset) |
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North Shore ferries cancelled, Auckland | Auckalnd beach races cancelled | Tsunami arrival times and sea levels (NIWA) | Outgoing water at Sandspit, north of Auckland |
General tsunami information
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Beachfront tsunami warning signage | Boatramp tsunami warnings | Remote tsunami detector transmitter | Tsunami sensor | | |
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Tsunami early warning system | Tsunami early warning ocean buoy |
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Alaska tsunami arrival time in hours | Chile tsunami arrival time in hours | Hawaii tsunami arrival time in hours | Solomon Islands tsunami arrival time in hours |
